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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 1, 2023 SD SB 55 Prohibits Ranked-Choice Voting Bill Passed - House (63 - 5)
Feb. 28, 2023 SD HB 1090 Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2023 SD SB 4 Amends Court Authority to Commit a Juvenile Habitual Offender to the Department of Corrections Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2023 SD SB 129 Amends Rules Prohibiting Assault Against Teachers Bill Passed - House (40 - 30)
Feb. 27, 2023 SD HB 1079 Appropriates Funds to the South Dakota Department of Health to Fund Mental Health Services Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
Feb. 27, 2023 SD HB 1017 Authorizes Construction of New Prison Facilities Bill Passed - House (53 - 16)
Feb. 23, 2023 SD SB 102 Requires Continuous Updating of Candidate Lists Prior to an Election Bill Passed - House (66 - 2)
Feb. 22, 2023 SD HB 1200 Require Citizens Collect 1,000 Signatures from Each Legislative District to Put Constitutional Amendments to a Statewide Vote Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
Feb. 21, 2023 SD HB 1220 Prohibits Criminal Prosecution of Any Individual Who Receives an Abortion Bill Passed - House (63 - 7)
Feb. 16, 2023 SD HB 1235 Authorizes a COVID-19 Vaccine Conscience Exemption Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
Feb. 13, 2023 SD HB 1135 Establishes Transparency in the Pricing of Prescription Drugs Bill Passed - House (62 - 5)
Feb. 2, 2023 SD HB 1080 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
Jan. 23, 2023 SD SB 41 Establishes Housing Infrastructure Fund; Appropriates Monies Therefor Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
March 28, 2022 SD HB 1223 Authorizes Prenatal Care to Minors Without Parental Consent Veto Override Failed - House (23 - 47)
March 10, 2022 SD SB 53 Authorizes Community Work Center for Inmates Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 19)
March 9, 2022 SD SB 24 Limits Cultivation of Cannabis Plants Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 19)
March 8, 2022 SD HB 1174 Expands Regulations on Certain Car Parts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3)
March 8, 2022 SD HB 1033 Appropriates Funding for State Housing Infrastructure Loans and Grants for Improvement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 22)
March 7, 2022 SD SB 144 Establishes The Incarceration Construction Fund Bill Passed - House (66 - 3)
March 7, 2022 SD SB 32 Authorizes Community Work Center for Inmates Bill Failed - House (40 - 29)
March 7, 2022 SD SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
March 3, 2022 SD SB 26 Amends the Definition for a Medical Cannabis Practitioner Bill Passed - House (52 - 17)
March 3, 2022 SD SB 151 Requires Automatic Expungement of Marijuana Convictions Bill Passed - House (38 - 31)
March 3, 2022 SD SB 55 Appropriates Funds to Increase Broadband Internet Access Bill Passed - House (65 - 4)
March 3, 2022 SD SB 3 Authorizes the Sale of Recreational Marijuana Bill Failed - House (28 - 40)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/01 SB 55 Prohibits Ranked-Choice Voting Bill Passed - House (63 - 5)
2/28 HB 1090 Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 7)
2/28 SB 4 Amends Court Authority to Commit a Juvenile Habitual Offender to the Department of Corrections Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)
2/28 SB 129 Amends Rules Prohibiting Assault Against Teachers Bill Passed - House (40 - 30)
2/27 HB 1079 Appropriates Funds to the South Dakota Department of Health to Fund Mental Health Services Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
2/27 HB 1017 Authorizes Construction of New Prison Facilities Bill Passed - House (53 - 16)
2/23 SB 102 Requires Continuous Updating of Candidate Lists Prior to an Election Bill Passed - House (66 - 2)
2/22 HB 1200 Require Citizens Collect 1,000 Signatures from Each Legislative District to Put Constitutional Amendments to a Statewide Vote Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
2/21 HB 1220 Prohibits Criminal Prosecution of Any Individual Who Receives an Abortion Bill Passed - House (63 - 7)
2/16 HB 1235 Authorizes a COVID-19 Vaccine Conscience Exemption Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
2/13 HB 1135 Establishes Transparency in the Pricing of Prescription Drugs Bill Passed - House (62 - 5)
2/02 HB 1080 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
1/23 SB 41 Establishes Housing Infrastructure Fund; Appropriates Monies Therefor Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
3/28 HB 1223 Authorizes Prenatal Care to Minors Without Parental Consent Veto Override Failed - House (23 - 47)
3/10 SB 53 Authorizes Community Work Center for Inmates Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 19)
3/09 SB 24 Limits Cultivation of Cannabis Plants Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 19)
3/08 HB 1174 Expands Regulations on Certain Car Parts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3)
3/08 HB 1033 Appropriates Funding for State Housing Infrastructure Loans and Grants for Improvement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 22)
3/07 SB 144 Establishes The Incarceration Construction Fund Bill Passed - House (66 - 3)
3/07 SB 32 Authorizes Community Work Center for Inmates Bill Failed - House (40 - 29)
3/07 SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
3/03 SB 26 Amends the Definition for a Medical Cannabis Practitioner Bill Passed - House (52 - 17)
3/03 SB 151 Requires Automatic Expungement of Marijuana Convictions Bill Passed - House (38 - 31)
3/03 SB 55 Appropriates Funds to Increase Broadband Internet Access Bill Passed - House (65 - 4)
3/03 SB 3 Authorizes the Sale of Recreational Marijuana Bill Failed - House (28 - 40)

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